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package javax.xml.bind;

Encapsulate the location of a ValidationEvent.
 The ValidationEventLocator indicates where the ValidationEvent occurred. Different fields will be set depending on the type of validation that was being performed when the error or warning was detected. For example, on-demand validation would produce locators that contained references to objects in the Java content tree while unmarshal-time validation would produce locators containing information appropriate to the source of the XML data (file, url, Node, etc). 
Author:
Ryan Shoemaker, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
            
Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
            
Joe Fialli, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
See Also:
Validator
ValidationEvent
Since:
1.6, JAXB 1.0/**
 * Encapsulate the location of a ValidationEvent.
 *
 * <p>
 * The {@code ValidationEventLocator} indicates where the {@code ValidationEvent}
 * occurred.  Different fields will be set depending on the type of
 * validation that was being performed when the error or warning was detected.
 * For example, on-demand validation would produce locators that contained
 * references to objects in the Java content tree while unmarshal-time
 * validation would produce locators containing information appropriate to the
 * source of the XML data (file, url, Node, etc).
 *
 * @author <ul><li>Ryan Shoemaker, Sun Microsystems, Inc.</li>
 *             <li>Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Sun Microsystems, Inc.</li>
 *             <li>Joe Fialli, Sun Microsystems, Inc.</li></ul>
 * @see Validator
 * @see ValidationEvent
 * @since 1.6, JAXB 1.0
 */
public interface ValidationEventLocator {

    
Return the name of the XML source as a URL if available
Returns:
the name of the XML source as a URL or null if unavailable/**
     * Return the name of the XML source as a URL if available
     *
     * @return the name of the XML source as a URL or null if unavailable
     */
    public java.net.URL getURL();

    
Return the byte offset if available
Returns:
the byte offset into the input source or -1 if unavailable/**
     * Return the byte offset if available
     *
     * @return the byte offset into the input source or -1 if unavailable
     */
    public int getOffset();

    
Return the line number if available
Returns:
the line number or -1 if unavailable/**
     * Return the line number if available
     *
     * @return the line number or -1 if unavailable
     */
    public int getLineNumber();

    
Return the column number if available
Returns:
the column number or -1 if unavailable/**
     * Return the column number if available
     *
     * @return the column number or -1 if unavailable
     */
    public int getColumnNumber();

    
Return a reference to the object in the Java content tree if available
Returns:
a reference to the object in the Java content tree or null if
        unavailable/**
     * Return a reference to the object in the Java content tree if available
     *
     * @return a reference to the object in the Java content tree or null if
     *         unavailable
     */
    public java.lang.Object getObject();

    
Return a reference to the DOM Node if available
Returns:
a reference to the DOM Node or null if unavailable/**
     * Return a reference to the DOM Node if available
     *
     * @return a reference to the DOM Node or null if unavailable
     */
    public org.w3c.dom.Node getNode();

}